Civil Engineering Schools in Texas
Texas contains
fifteen
schools that offer civil engineering programs.
Rice University,
the highest-ranking civil engineering school in TX, has a total student population of 5,576 and
is the
28th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 15 civil engineering schools
in Texas,
only 9 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Southern Methodist University comes out as the most expensive ($28,682/yr),
with Kilgore College as the lowest recorded at only $2,728/yr.
Civil Engineering students from Texas schools who go on to become
civil engineers,
civil engineering technicians,
civil engineering designers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 259,320 people working as
civil engineers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$81,180.
Also, Civil engineering technicians make on average $47,420 per year and there are about 82,690 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Texas alone, there are
12,380 employed civil engineering technicians earning an average yearly salary of
$40,560. Civil engineers in this state earn
$87,950/yr and there are 26,390 employed.
Also, within the civil engineering schools
in Texas, the average student population is 3,703 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
18 to 1. Aside from civil engineering,
there are 11086 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,493 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$3,572, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Civil Engineering Programs in Texas
Rice University
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Texas Tech University
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
The University of Texas at Tyler
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Lamar University
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Prairie View A & M University
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Texas Southern University
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Southern Methodist University
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
University of Houston
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
The University of Texas at Arlington
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
The University of Texas at El Paso
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Kilgore College
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
University of Houston-Downtown
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
San Antonio College
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Texas Interesting Facts
- Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State.
- The Alamo is located in San Antonio. It is where Texas defenders fell to Mexican General Santa Anna and the phrase Remember the Alamo originated. The Alamo is considered the cradle of Texas liberty and the state's most popular historic site.
- The lightning whelk is the official state shell.
- "Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States."
- "Although six flags have flown over Texas, there have been eight changes of government: Spanish 1519-1685, French 1685-1690, Spanish 1690-1821, Mexican 1821-1836, Republic of Texas 1836-1845, United States 1845-1861, Confederate States 1861-1865, United States 1865-present"
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